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John Marlin Shafer 1923 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1923

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 3 Jun 1993

Death Location: Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Ross Shafer

Mother: Arleigh Copas

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In 1923, John Marlin Shafer entered the world in Ohio, born to Ross Clifton Shafer and Arleigh Fern Copas. In 1930, John Marlin Shafer resided in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio. In 1940, John Marlin Shafer resided in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States. John Marlin Shafer passed away in 1993 in Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1923, John Marlin Shafer entered the world in Ohio, born to Ross Clifton Shafer and Arleigh Fern Copas.
  • In 1930, John Marlin Shafer resided in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio.
  • In 1940, John Marlin Shafer resided in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States.
  • John Marlin Shafer passed away in 1993 in Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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John Shafer's Ancestors

Self
John Shafer
1923 – 1993
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Ross Clifton Shafer
1891 – 1960
Ohio
Arleigh (Fern) Copas
1893 – 1936
Adams County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
John (William) Shafer
1867 – 1941
Washington, Paulding, Ohio, United States
Zoe (Maud) Adams
1871 – 1926
Cloud County, Kansas, USA
John Copas
1854 – 1921
Jefferson, Adams, Ohio, USA
Palmyra Rothwell
1858 – 1921
Jefferson, Adams, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Shafer
1844 – 1937
Susana Spitnale
1846 – 1927
Alton Adams
1846 – 1922
Catherine Prowant
1847 – 1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1823 – 1862
Mary Thompson
1825 – 1874
John I
1821 – 1899
Susannah Burkhart
1825 – 1903

John Shafer's Timeline

4 Records

1923
2 Apr 1923
Birth of John Marlin Shafer in Ohio
Ohio
1930
1930
Age 7
John Marlin Shafer resided here in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio
Findlay, Hancock, Ohio
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 17
John Marlin Shafer resided here in Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States
Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States
1993
3 Jun 1993
Age 70
Death of John Marlin Shafer in Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio; Roll: T627_3081; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 32-12.
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 194-16-1931; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio; Roll: 1820; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 588.0.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio; Roll: 1820; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 588.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Findlay, Hancock, Ohio; Roll: T627_3081; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 32-12.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1993
    Event Place: Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 194-16-1931; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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